Category Archives: World
Train collision in northern Egypt kills 43; 122 injured
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Two passenger trains collided on Friday just outside Egypt’s Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, killing 43 people, according to authorities, the country’s deadliest...
Aug 11, 2017
Poll: Most say time to stop trying to repeal 'Obamacare'
WASHINGTON - Message to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans: Stop trying to scuttle the Obama health care law, and start trying to make it more effective. That’s the resounding ...
Aug 11, 2017
Trump aide says Tillerson's role is diplomatic, not military
WASHINGTON - A deputy assistant to President Donald Trump has dismissed statements by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson regarding a military response to North Korea as “simply nonsensical.”...
Aug 11, 2017
A snapshot of Guam before US-North Korea conflict and now
HAGATNA, Guam - North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. If carried o...
Aug 11, 2017
Pyongyang challenge: Should US shoot Kim's missiles down?
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - With North Korea threatening to send a salvo of ballistic missiles close to Guam, a U.S. military hub in the Pacific, pressure could grow for Washington to put its multibil...
Aug 11, 2017
What does North Korea really want? Its playbook offers clues
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Threatening to fire a volley of missiles toward a major U.S. military hub - and the home to 160,000 American civilians - may seem like a pretty bad move for a country that ...
Aug 11, 2017
Investigator in Trump tax return case is taken into custody
BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana private investigator accused of trying to illegally obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns before last year’s U.S. presidential election has been arrested for vio...
Aug 11, 2017
Cleveland Clinic won't move Mar-a-Lago event despite protest
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A leading U.S. hospital has decided it won’t move its annual fundraiser away from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort despite pressure from health professionals and others ov...
Aug 11, 2017
US consumer prices up slight 0.1 per cent in July
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices posted a slight gain in July, with higher costs for medical care and clothing offsetting declines for hotel stays and consumer cellphone plans. The Labor Department said F...
Aug 11, 2017
Senate GOP rallies behind McConnell in feud with Trump
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans on Friday rallied in support of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, pushing back against the onslaught of criticism from President Donald Trump. Republicans took to Twitte...
Aug 11, 2017